Arrests made in alleged $20 million insurance racket ...

Tourism to Nepal grew by 13 per cent in 2024 - Tika Regmi /Getty Images Nepal is the mountains, and more than the mountains. The jagged peaks of the high Himalayas run along the north edge of this ...

The officials from mountain rescue agencies are accused of carrying out unnecessary helicopter rescues to defraud ...

(CNN) — A permit to climb the world’s tallest mountain costs an eye-popping $15,000 — and that’s before you add in the price of airfare, gear and a guide. But Nepal, which has long sought to diversify ...

A new adrenaline-fuelled experience is allowing travellers to see the Himalayas in a new way – and helping local Sherpa ...

Aug. 12 (UPI) --Nepal will make climbing permits free for 97 of its Himalayan mountains, while also raising fees to summit Mount Everest. The government plans to offer free permits to peaks located in ...

Jon Krakauer’s bestselling book “Into Thin Air” about the disastrous 1996 climbing season on Mount Everest ignited my interest in Nepal. The Himalayan country of about 30 million people isn’t on many ...

Nepal's mountains including Everest have long drawn climbers from across the world, but a growing community is exploring hidden summits promising solitude and the chance to be first to the top. The ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal – Nepalese rescuers in a helicopter were searching Tuesday for a famed U.S. ski climber a day after she fell off near the peak of the world’s eighth-highest mountain. Also Monday, an ...